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The themes related to mistrust surfaced as significant in frequency, intensity, extensiveness, and specificity. However, we focus here on mistrust, fear, and inadequate information, and their effects on research participation and their relationships to each other.
Other barrier themes and facilitators such as relevance to individuals and benefit to the African American community are fully discussed in a soon-to-be-published manuscript. The findings are presented in the aggregate because there were no clear differences about mistrust that emerged by the types of groups, i.
Focus group discussions about medical research regularly turned back to discussions about their experiences with the health care system. When this occurred, the moderator confirmed with participants the transferability of their beliefs about the health care system to beliefs about medical research.
Additionally, overall, participants recognized that research is both important and necessary for scientists to learn better ways to treat and prevent disease. However, they gave strong voice to a number of barriers that prevent them from participation. Experimentation, it was said, is viewed in a particularly negative light, given the history of research in the African American community. A participant said,. One of the reasons most Black people are reluctant to get involved is suspicion.
Mistrust of the health care system among African Americans in our sample is deeply ingrained and appears to cross socioeconomic lines, in that mistrust was identified as a barrier to participation in research in every group. In fact, most of the participants in Group 11 all professionals of high socioeconomic status discussed recent events that they directly or indirectly experienced in health care or research situations that exacerbated mistrust.
For example, one participant described his experience with attempting to enter a study that was evaluating a treatment for razor burn. He asked several questions of the researchers as a way to determine whether to participate. The researchers, he explained, were surprised by the extent of the questions he posed.
Additionally, when he informed the researchers that he used clippers to remove whiskers, the researchers were unfamiliar with this method and asked him to describe it. The gentleman decided not to participate: he saw that the researchers were unfamiliar with a technique for hair removal common in the African American community and relevant for the study and, consequently, concluded that they were unprepared for African American participants in the study.
Participants explained that the lack of trust regarding the health care system among African Americans has historical roots: the Tuskegee syphilis study and others were either explicitly or implicitly referred to in every group. The impact of this event carries on throughout the generations, as this participant explained:.
Just that awareness [about Tuskegee] is enough to stand up generation after generation. Although most understood that men were not treated for syphilis in the Tuskegee study, many believe that men were both injected with the disease and not treated.
One participant said,. Most people have gained information on the Tuskegee experiments where they injected these men with the syphilis virus. This belief remains active within the Black community, regardless of age or socioeconomic status. For example, a young professional understood on the one hand that the government did not infect men with syphilis but believed otherwise given what was heard in the community.
And I think that over time the legend of Tuskegee is more palpable than what people know about what went down. Much of the mistrust expressed by participants is focused on the federal government as they recognize their role in the support of research studies such as the Tuskegee syphilis study.
I think you have a lot of people who mistrust the government. Participants discussed how the government is supposed to have the best interest of its citizens in mind but has proven on a number of occasions that it does not:.
They are very secretive. They say one thing and might do another. In fact, some participants believe that the government only stands to make money through research, especially research performed on underserved individuals.
Participants explained that the result of the Tuskegee syphilis study and other negative historical events have both a rational and emotional component. They argued that after the number of years during which African Americans have been deceived, it makes sense that they do not trust researchers and are not willing to participate in medical research:. It [Tuskegee] becomes a symbol of these two portions of my existence and it becomes a way for me to answer the question, why. So me participating in something else that might be like that, why would I do that to myself?
From an emotional perspective, participants described how the impact of historical and current events effect other decisions they make. One participant used a story to illustrate the depth of the emotion. And this thing in my head was telling me they will misuse my organs. The emotional toll that history plays on many African Americans was evident in many of the focus group discussions.
Participants discussed the Tuskegee syphilis study with passion and provided examples illustrating how it and other historical events plays a role in who they are today. One woman described being in Tuskegee when President Clinton officially apologized for the experiments on behalf of the U. She talked about the fact that the university received a large sum of money in reparation, but that no amount of money could ever take away the hurt she saw first-hand from residents of the Tuskegee area.
I was actually there [Tuskegee] for the satellite telecast of the apology. I got to see some of the participants and it was pretty profound hearing what some of them had to go through. Participants indicated that their relationships with White America have historically been one-sided. They recounted stories in which they gave to White America and received nothing in return. The only White person in my neighborhood is the insurance man, and he only takes my money.
In fact, participants indicated that research findings rarely benefit the African American community because they do not see the results of studies. They contend that research usually is conducted for the benefit of others, specifically, Whites. Additionally, many expressed that they have not seen any positive results from the research conducted in their community and, therefore, have no expectations:. And it goes back, if you find something, are we ever going to see it?
So truly, why does my participation really matter for anything? I guess it all ties in with the motives and the integrity of those doing the research. Are they doing it because of race, is it class, or is it a combination of both?
How are you going to use this? It still comes back, to me, to that question, how much feeling, how much thought of life and value of life are they putting into this research? Many participants described recent stories about the use of the health care system in which they or someone they know received poor quality health care or was treated disrespectfully.
They emphasized that this type of mistreatment occurs today:. Such experiences create a lack of respect for health care providers that appears to be fairly prevalent in the community:. I think life experience. Working in the hospital, I have a great deal less respect for doctors and nurses. Participants explained that the deception experienced by the men in the Tuskegee syphilis study continues to be a factor for many African Americans today, especially men. Many expressed the belief that, just as the Tuskegee study participants were not informed, they too are not informed by health care providers today.
Inadequate information exacerbates mistrust and creates the perception that there is something to hide. Many suggested that health care providers are dishonest, either by leaving out important information when obtaining consent or by misinforming them: I know as a Black American that we are not told all the time the correct truth.
Participants suggested that misinformation or lack of information has resulted in African Americans being enrolled in research studies without a full understanding of what their participation meant. They argued that researchers often target vulnerable individuals as study participants because they believe that these individuals are less likely to question them.
For example, they talked about the fact that researchers often reach out to the homeless, prisoners, children, elderly, and impoverished when recruiting for studies. Using money as an incentive ensures that marginalized individuals will volunteer to participate in research studies. I do know that when they offer money for research, they are trying to get probably a different clientele of people.
If people are going to be paid a large amount of money, people who need money may be more likely to involve themselves in that. Overall, many participants believe that confusion about research and medical care stems from the lack of education and dissemination to the public. When information is presented, it is rarely done in way that is understandable, and therefore its use is limited. Additionally, participants suggested that doctors, researchers, and others in health care do not always present information in a way that is respectful and understandable.
In view of widespread mistrust and suspicion in their community, African Americans in our study indicated that they tend to be reluctant to provide information about themselves. Many discussed the fear that personal information may be used against them at some later date.
This belief has a historical etiology that has been sustained throughout the generations. The deep beliefs described by participants have a major impact on willingness to participate in medical research, as illustrated by the following:.
Normally, African Americans are, as you said before, suspicious. This study used qualitative methods to explore barriers to participation in research among African American adults who reside in a mid-size urban city.
Mistrust was the primary concern voiced by study participants. Literature that describes and explores the role of mistrust among African Americans dates back to the early s, just after the Tuskegee syphilis study became public and uses both quantitative 17 , 24 , 25 , 29 , 42 , 48 and qualitative 17 , 22 , 26 , 27 approaches to describe mistrust and understand its relationship to research participation.
Indeed, our data remind us that ongoing experiences with the health care system perpetuate feelings of mistrust.
This continues to reduce our ability to recruit African Americans into research studies and limiting the generalizability of current research findings. Of particular interest is that the data indicate that barriers are common across multiple subgroups including those who had and had not previously participated in research studies, suggesting that merely participating in research is not enough to lessen mistrust.
We intentionally created groups that consisted of individuals who had participated in research from one of our centers , as there is some work that suggests that prior research participation increases the likelihood of participation.
The specific activities included 1 creating community advisory boards 2 delivering culturally targeted education programs 3 partnering with community-based organizations serving the African American community and 4 improving access to clinical care and support services. These findings suggest that previous participation in low risk research, such as survey or focus group studies, will not in and of itself increase participation in more invasive and higher risk studies.
Participants emphasized that historical events such as the Tuskegee syphilis study remain in the minds of many African Americans and often attributed mistrust to this history. History was discussed in every group and across socioeconomic statuses. Many described their beliefs that the federal government, responsible for the Tuskegee study, both injected syphilis into and withheld treatment from study participants beliefs learned from parents and grandparents.
Even the more educated participants relate to this history and, although they recognize that Tuskegee participants were not injected, expressed continuing mistrust related to these past events. In fact, the emotional side of mistrust was particularly evident in groups constituted of higher-educated participants. This may reflect the fact that better-educated individuals have greater access to information, in general, and can therefore learn about specific events in more detail.
This finding is illuminating because the research is mixed regarding the impact of education on mistrust 60 — 62 , and we could identify no other studies that clearly demonstrate that mistrust is similar across socioeconomic groups.
Although historical events such as Tuskegee foster mistrust, participants stressed that disrespect and discrimination towards African Americans continues to occur.
Recent literature supports the view that current occasions of perceived or real racism or discrimination exacerbate mistrust. In fact, Nicholson and colleagues found that African Americans respond negatively to cancer disparity information and positively to messages of hope. Perhaps the most disturbing instance of mistrust that participants described is the belief that information about research studies and their participation is withheld by researchers, which may be one factor that perpetuates feelings of mistrust.
In particular, focus group participants indicated they are provided limited or inadequate information about their participation in research. Indeed, this may be one of the most enduring negative fallouts from the Tuskegee syphilis study and other unethical studies. However, these beliefs cannot just be attributed to historic events. In turn, there will continue to be low participation rates, resulting in studies that can only be generalized to the White majority.
The resulting inability truly to understand the biological and social determinants of disease etiology and progression among minority populations will only deepen the existing disparities in health.
This study has limitations. Qualitative data are descriptive and are not meant to generalize to any broader population. Our goal in this study was to gain in-depth understanding about research participation from individuals who could speak from life experiences about the issue, therefore creating productive conversation.
As is appropriate with focus group methodology, we developed and used a purposive sampling strategy. We were able to recruit a large number of groups, which allowed us to reach saturation or, repetition of themes. Although researchers are adept at providing incentives and recruiting from community venues to enhance African Americans participation in studies, it is important to understand that these efforts are not enough to facilitate recruitment into many more involved clinical studies or trials.
It is imperative that we understand and act specifically upon mistrust that this and other studies have reported. Several reports outline ways in which researchers and health care providers can gain the trust of community members. Studies that used qualitative methods were more acceptable to the community. In fact, community partners felt that the randomized controlled trials were too complex and were concerned that they withheld valuable interventions from the control group.
One tool that has been used successfully is a community advisor board CAB , which provides a window into the context in which many participants live, helps define the consent process, and creates relationships. These boards review the project design and procedures to identify and address modifiable community-specific barriers to participation. Additionally, community boards and other groups promote regular, honest, and thorough dissemination of information about the research process.
Studies also suggest that short and long-term outcomes must be communicated back to the community in order to gain and maintain trust. Finally, it is strongly recommended that potential participants be given adequate time to make decisions about research participation. Other ways to increase African American participants in research should also be considered. For example, in both this project and much of our other work, community members express the desire for researchers to have a presence in the community.
Participants indicate that small group information sessions, co-led by researchers and community members, would be welcome. In some of our other work, we employ community members to help us carry out the research. Finally, as recommended by the Institute of Medicine and the Dept. In the early s, the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute established a program designed to increase minority participation.
The most important strategy suggested by the report was soliciting contributions from community opinion leaders. Perhaps they have difficulty seeing the applicability of CBPR principles to clinical trials, as it has traditionally been used in public health and prevention studies.
It is reasonable, however, to believe that researchers who conduct clinical trials can incorporate some of the CBPR assumptions and principles into their work.
Teal and colleagues describe a framework for culturally competent communication, which includes communication repertoire, situational awareness, adaptability, and knowledge about core cultural issues.
To close the loop, investigators can work to ensure that minority communities reap benefits from new research findings. Investigators will continue to be limited in their ability to recruit study participants until they the investigators understand the depth of mistrust among many African Americans and its impact on access to health care, medical treatment, and research participation. Perhaps researchers are not as culturally competent as is necessary and continue to make decisions unconsciously based on race.
Because of the recent and continued acknowledgement of health disparities that exist in African Americans, it is incumbent upon us to continue to explore and report the continuation of mistrust among African Americans related to research participation and to develop new and use existing strategies to enhance the trustworthiness of researchers and health care institutions.
This study is a reminder about the significance of mistrust on research participation. It helps assure that investigators consider all of the issues related to mistrust as they embark upon studies, including informing community members about the potential impact of study findings on health disparities as part of outreach and recruitment. Unless researchers and practitioners acknowledge their roles in the development and continuation of disparities and create mechanisms to reduce mistrust, health disparities and limited research participation will continue.
J Health Care Poor Underserved. Author manuscript; available in PMC Mar Darcell P. Scharff , PhD, a Katherine J. Katherine J. Author information Copyright and License information Disclaimer.
Copyright notice. Abstract This paper describes results of a qualitative study that explored barriers to research participation among African American adults. Keywords: Research participation, mistrust, African Americans, recruitment.
Interview The content of the focus group interview was generated by the project investigators, and questions were adapted by the moderator to be conversational. Data collection Each focus group lasted one and a half hours and was audio-taped. Data analysis A grounded theory design guided data collection and analysis. Results Sample characteristics Table 1 reports the demographic characteristics of focus group participants.
Table 1 Demographic characteristics of focus group participants. Open in a separate window. Themes A number of barrier themes were identified in the study, including mistrust of researchers and the health care system, fear related to research participation, inadequate information about research and opportunities to participate, inconvenience, questionable reputation of the researcher or research institution, and logistical concerns.
A participant said, One of the reasons most Black people are reluctant to get involved is suspicion. Impact of Tuskegee Participants explained that the lack of trust regarding the health care system among African Americans has historical roots: the Tuskegee syphilis study and others were either explicitly or implicitly referred to in every group. The impact of this event carries on throughout the generations, as this participant explained: Just that awareness [about Tuskegee] is enough to stand up generation after generation.
One participant said, Most people have gained information on the Tuskegee experiments where they injected these men with the syphilis virus. One participant said, I think you have a lot of people who mistrust the government. They argued that after the number of years during which African Americans have been deceived, it makes sense that they do not trust researchers and are not willing to participate in medical research: It [Tuskegee] becomes a symbol of these two portions of my existence and it becomes a way for me to answer the question, why.
No benefit to African American community Participants indicated that their relationships with White America have historically been one-sided. Additionally, many expressed that they have not seen any positive results from the research conducted in their community and, therefore, have no expectations: And it goes back, if you find something, are we ever going to see it? Some participants question the motives and practices of the researchers: I guess it all ties in with the motives and the integrity of those doing the research.
Many wondered how information is used by researchers: How are you going to use this? Recent examples of racism or discrimination Many participants described recent stories about the use of the health care system in which they or someone they know received poor quality health care or was treated disrespectfully.
Such experiences create a lack of respect for health care providers that appears to be fairly prevalent in the community: I think life experience. Inadequate information Participants explained that the deception experienced by the men in the Tuskegee syphilis study continues to be a factor for many African Americans today, especially men.
If people are going to be paid a large amount of money, people who need money may be more likely to involve themselves in that Overall, many participants believe that confusion about research and medical care stems from the lack of education and dissemination to the public. Impact of mistrust In view of widespread mistrust and suspicion in their community, African Americans in our study indicated that they tend to be reluctant to provide information about themselves.
The deep beliefs described by participants have a major impact on willingness to participate in medical research, as illustrated by the following: Normally, African Americans are, as you said before, suspicious. Discussion This study used qualitative methods to explore barriers to participation in research among African American adults who reside in a mid-size urban city.
References 1. Participation in cancer clinical trials: race-, sex-, and age-based disparities.
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